The Resource Alpha : Abidjan to Paris, Bessora ; Barroux ; translated from the French by Sarah Ardizzone
Alpha : Abidjan to Paris, Bessora ; Barroux ; translated from the French by Sarah Ardizzone
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The item Alpha : Abidjan to Paris, Bessora ; Barroux ; translated from the French by Sarah Ardizzone represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- "Determined to reunite with his family, Alpha sets off from his home in Cote d'Ivoire, bound for Paris, where his sister-in-law has a hair salon near the Gare du Nord train station. Alpha's wife and son left for France months ago, traveling without visas, and he has heard nothing from them since. With a visa, Alpha's journey would take a matter of hours. Without one, he is adrift for over a year, encountering human traffickers in the desert, refugee camps in Mali and Algeria, overcrowded boats carrying migrants between the Canary Islands and Europe's southern coast, and a cast of companions lost and found along the way. Throughout, Alpha stays the course, carrying his loved ones' photograph close to his heart as he makes his perilous trek across the continent --
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Note
- "First published in English in 2016 as Alpha: Abidjan to Gare du Nord by The Bucket List, Edinburgh. Originally published in French in 2014 as Alpha: Abidjan-Gare du Nord by Gallimard, Paris"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9781942658412
- Label
- Alpha : Abidjan to Paris
- Title
- Alpha
- Title remainder
- Abidjan to Paris
- Statement of responsibility
- Bessora ; Barroux ; translated from the French by Sarah Ardizzone
- Subject
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- Comics
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Families -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic novels
- Graphic novels
- Human trafficking -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Immigrants
- Immigrants -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Refugees -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Voyages and travels -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Survival -- Comic books, strips, etc
- ART -- Techniques | Drawing
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- Summary
- "Determined to reunite with his family, Alpha sets off from his home in Cote d'Ivoire, bound for Paris, where his sister-in-law has a hair salon near the Gare du Nord train station. Alpha's wife and son left for France months ago, traveling without visas, and he has heard nothing from them since. With a visa, Alpha's journey would take a matter of hours. Without one, he is adrift for over a year, encountering human traffickers in the desert, refugee camps in Mali and Algeria, overcrowded boats carrying migrants between the Canary Islands and Europe's southern coast, and a cast of companions lost and found along the way. Throughout, Alpha stays the course, carrying his loved ones' photograph close to his heart as he makes his perilous trek across the continent --
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Awards note
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- Winner English PEN Award.
- Winner Prix Médecins sans frontières 2015.
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1968-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bessora
- Dewey number
- 741.5/944
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PN6747.B478
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- comics graphic novels
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1970-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Barroux
- Ardizzone, Sarah
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Immigrants
- Human trafficking
- Survival
- Refugees
- Voyages and travels
- Families
- ART
- Immigrants
- Label
- Alpha : Abidjan to Paris, Bessora ; Barroux ; translated from the French by Sarah Ardizzone
- Note
- "First published in English in 2016 as Alpha: Abidjan to Gare du Nord by The Bucket List, Edinburgh. Originally published in French in 2014 as Alpha: Abidjan-Gare du Nord by Gallimard, Paris"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1004957531
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781942658412
- Lccn
- 2017046588
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 1d39747b-e15f-4357-a8a2-699c64619ab8
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1004957531
- Label
- Alpha : Abidjan to Paris, Bessora ; Barroux ; translated from the French by Sarah Ardizzone
- Note
- "First published in English in 2016 as Alpha: Abidjan to Gare du Nord by The Bucket List, Edinburgh. Originally published in French in 2014 as Alpha: Abidjan-Gare du Nord by Gallimard, Paris"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1004957531
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781942658412
- Lccn
- 2017046588
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 1d39747b-e15f-4357-a8a2-699c64619ab8
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1004957531
Subject
- Comics
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Families -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic novels
- Graphic novels
- Human trafficking -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Immigrants
- Immigrants -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Refugees -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Voyages and travels -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Survival -- Comic books, strips, etc
- ART -- Techniques | Drawing
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